Ahead of the final Doctor Who of the series this weekend, which will see Peter Capaldi start to regenerate, the bookies make Kris Marshall the red-hot 1/6 favourite to take control of the Tardis next, followed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge at 7/2.

“Throughout betting on this market, we have seen quite a few favourites, however, Kris Marshall has always been near the head of the market

“He is such a short price that it looks highly likely that he has the job in the bag already,” said William hill spokesman Joe Crilly.

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